Born Quote by Betty Smith

“This could be a whole life," she thought. "You work eight hours a day covering wires to earn money to buy food and to…

— Betty Smith

For more than five years I maintained myself thus solely by the labour of my hands, and I found, that by working about six…

— Henry David Thoreau

The long span of the bridge of your life is supported by countless cables called habits, attitudes, and desires. What you do in life…

— LG Elliott

'You get a career, so you can afford to have a life. But then, you spend all your time working, and end up with…

— Andrew Guzaldo

“If you are not in control of the development of your life, or aware that your life needs developing, and you are just waking…

— Oprah Winfrey

“It truly is ironic that we don’t have time to enjoy the gadgets and luxuries we can afford on a large income rewarded from…

— Tsh Oxenreider

“Others found the implication odd that they could live their way forever- working and drinking and watching TV- and why they would want to.”

— Nigel Davis

in the past, having a life while earning a living didn't seem like too much to ask. Today, even this basic goal has been…

— Sally Helgesen

“Has life regressed into paying bills and living for a weekend?”

— M.J. DeMarco

“How does a hardworking sixty-four-year-old-woman end up without a house or a permanent place to stay, relying on unpredictable low-wage work to survive? Living…

— Jessica Bruder

“Suppose you had said to my hypothetical family of 1800, eating their gristly stew in front of a log fire, that in two centuries…

— Matt Ridley

One can live for years sometimes without living at all, and then all life comes crowding into one single hour.

— Oscar Wilde